arbutus C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ɑːrˈbjuːtəs/ UK /ɑːˈbjuːtəs/ See IPA manual Freq #180208 Meanings 1 noun an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Arbutus, especially the strawberry tree, with bell-shaped flowers and red fruit Red fruit hung from the arbutus beside the coastal path. 2 noun a name used for several related low-growing plants, especially the North American trailing arbutus Trailing arbutus flowered beneath the pines in early spring. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an evergreen shrub or small... strawberry tree 2 noun · a name used for several... trailing arbutusmayflower Word family Related forms ArbutusEpigaea repensheath family Etymology Borrowed directly from Latin arbutus, 'strawberry tree.' English retained the classical name for the genus and later extended arbutus to several related plants in the heath family. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # arbutus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɑːrˈbjuːtəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɑːˈbjuːtəs/ **Frequency rank:** 180208 ## Meanings 1. an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Arbutus, especially the strawberry tree, with bell-shaped flowers and red fruit 2. a name used for several related low-growing plants, especially the North American trailing arbutus ## Examples - Red fruit hung from the arbutus beside the coastal path. - Trailing arbutus flowered beneath the pines in early spring. ## Synonyms - strawberry tree ## Related Forms - Arbutus - Epigaea repens - heath family ## Etymology Borrowed directly from Latin arbutus, 'strawberry tree.' English retained the classical name for the genus and later extended arbutus to several related plants in the heath family. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown